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Home is on an isolated island, people are on a tragic way
Anthony 2022-01-15 08:01:43
The word City Island sounds a bit literary, but it is actually a suburb of New York City, an island where the middle and lower classes live. At the beginning, I thought it was an independent film with a strong literary atmosphere because of the title, but later I discovered that the film was actually a family comedy. The family structure of the protagonist Vince is the same as that of the freak family in "Little Miss Sunshine": his wife feels that life is empty and tired of housework; her daughter secretly becomes a stripper because of the cancellation of the school scholarship; the youngest son has a crazy obsession with fat girls; Vince One day, I suddenly discovered that a handsome guy in the prison turned out to be the son he abandoned back then, and as a prison guard himself, he dreamed of becoming an actor... The film follows Vince secretly learning performances and the eldest son and Vince’s family misunderstandings. The clue unfolds: The so-called love of performance is actually a symbol of Vince's difficulty in real life. The actor Andy Garcia is low-key and sullen, and the occasional neurotic interpretation makes the character come alive and looks very enjoyable. Another clue to the family is nothing more than misunderstandings and contradictions. Various conflicts erupted, and then family affection flashed. The family finally returned to laughter and laughter. The plot is interesting and interesting, and the numbers are still too old-fashioned. Putting aside some far-fetched plots (Vince’s criminal son is too honest and innocent), "Urban Island" is good-looking, warm, and inspirational enough, and it’s really good to be a movie dessert.
Extended Reading
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Joyce Rizzo: [lighting cigarette] My husband thinks I quit.
Tony: One good thing about the joint, they don't let you smoke anymore so... I quit inside.
Joyce Rizzo: Being in prison and not being able to smoke? That's like being in jail. Join me.
Tony: All right.
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Tony: Can I ask you, like, why I'm chained to a Ford?
Vince Rizzo: I'm gonna unchain you, Tony, but first I gotta tell you something. You see this house here? That's my home. My grandfather built this home and I share it with my family.
Tony: Oh, you got them chained up in the house too?
Vince Rizzo: You're gonna get real nice food and a real nice place to live for the first time in 3 years, so you better behave yourself.
Tony: And all this because you knew my bitch mother?
Vince Rizzo: Well, I gotta admit, you know, Nan could be difficult sometimes. But... she was also...
Tony: A drunk and a whore.
Vince Rizzo: Why do you call her that?
Tony: She used to punish me for not boosting cases of vodka from the liquor store I worked at, by screwing my friends. Which base does 'drunk' and 'whore' not cover?
Vince Rizzo: Don't you have any fond memories of her?
Tony: Well, at least she was around. My father left before I was born.
Vince Rizzo: [pauses] What do you know about him?
Tony: He's dead.
Vince Rizzo: That's too bad.
Tony: Eh, the only thing that's too bad, is I didn't get a chance to visit his deathbed and dance in his ugly face for leaving me with that bitch.
Vince Rizzo: Okay, let's go.